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The Flora Journal-Record
PART oil K
YOU SHOULD READ THE JOURNAL-RECORD ^THE NEWSIEST NEWSPAPER IN CLAY COUNTY
VOLUME XIII THE JOURNAIi, Vol 88 No. 7
FLORA, ILUNOIS. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1925
NUMBER 22
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MARTHA BOWMAN LEADS
IN A VOTE OF OVER 22,000
Ceet During the Week fer Queen of Flore, Virginie Henn
Within e Few Hundred Votee of the Leeder %>-7 end Otiiere Receiving Heny Bellote
WILL POSITIVELY CLOSE SATUIUIAY AT 6:00 P. N.
The past week has witneesed a fine Interest In the big question of "Who Will Be Queen ot Flora"? A total tor the week ot 22,800 votds Vara polled, and the leadership boa cbanged from Mlss 'VirglnU Mann *o llis* Martha Bowman, atthoagh they ara aeparated by onty 700 votes.
Mlss Ruey Stantord made a fine ahowlng, potting 240o votes and ad¬ vancing from seventh to fourth place. 'Votes were cast tor ten ,ot the young Udies during the weeki and several raeelved votes running Into tour tlg- nres. Mtss Marjorie Oolden still re¬ tains third place.
Wtu Cioee Satarday ot ThU Week
Saturday of this week at 6:00
o'eiock p. m., the ballot boz will be
closed and Immediately the count
>wlll be madfg and result announced. Tbls leaves onty two days tor the
¦ people to decide who will be queen ot Flora and also the young ladles who will be the stz maids of honor. Tbe young ladtes whose names are being voted tor are truly representa¬ tive girls and whoever Is selected will reflect great honor In the title role.
Ooroaatlon Date to Be Anaoanited " Nezt Week
Nezt week's Jonmal-Reeord witl annonnce the date ot the coronation, and we arlll try to have completed tor publication, the musical and lit¬ erary program to preeede the crown¬ ing ot the queen. The date will be during the forepart of the week of Febrnary 23, the place the high school gym, the admission by ticket only—but tickets wilt be gtven out trea at the JournaURecord office.
Following U the vote to date:
Mts* Martha Bowman 8.000
Mtsa VirglnU Mann 7,300
MU* Harjorle Oolden ,.4,000
Hiss Ruey SUntord 8,10(i
His* Dorothy Wood ._ 3,000
Ml** Esther Lewis 2,400
Mtss Louise Holder _ 1,400
Mtss Cella Tlbbs 1,300
Mlss Jean McCormIck 1,200
Mtss Clara Malinsky 700
Miss Zula Bayler 200
Mlss Ina Whlteford 106
Miss Marcia Stewart 100
Mlss Cora SUntord 100
XBNIA BOOTLBOGiER
OBTS MAXIMVM PBNALTII>:S
QUEEN OF FLORA VOTING COUPON Good for 100 Vote* for
Aa Queen ef Flor*
GETTING COPY READT
FOR INDVSTIIIAL EDITION
•'ACTORY SVPERINTENDBNT
HUY8 NORTH SIDE PLACE
During the past few days we have been busy collecting copy for the big booster Industrial edition ot Flora and wi'l begin at once on the work of assembtlng and printing the sections of the paper, whlcb we hope to Usue ttae last of February.
It each of tbe 70 business firms will assist us by thinking out what they want to use. It witl help us Im-^ mensely In getting a quick start and making good time, tor It Is a big i job—and we believe you will coop-1 erate with us In copy preparation.' We already have some fine material tor tbe htstorlcal feature.
ROTARLANS AT EFFINOHAM
Eleven members of the Flora Ro¬ tary club motored to Bttlngham Wednesday and met with the club there that evening In a ttne tellow¬ ahlp meeting.
'The Flora boys took the RoUry wheel that ts being passed arou.id with' them and presented It to the Bttlngham bunch. The Olney boys brought the wheel to Flora.
The eleven who made the Eftlng¬ bam trip are: W. A. Karr, R. H. Orant, C. B. Hemphill, Bd Mann, F. L. Medley, L. W Dewhirst, N. W. Bowman, Rez W. Dale, R. B. Cami- bell, H. S. Williams, and B. D. Yeck.
COMMERCIAL CLVB TO MEET
Nezt Monday evening, at 6:30 o'eiock, in basement of the Chrtstian church, the Flora Commeiclat club will meet In monthly session, the din¬ ner to be served by the ladles ot the cbnreh. A full attendance ot ttae membership and other bnslness men Is desired. Plates SOc. Ticket com¬ mittee: Lane Boogher and B. A. Kadley.
Roger C. Campbell, local manager of the International Shoe Factory, purchased Bd Williams' eight-room r,^8i^cnce on Tenth and Sycamore streets,' turning hU 9 H acre tract in northwest Flora on the place.
A. L. Oibson purchased 6-roou bungalow on Washington avenue.
Bmle Golden purchased Hugh Lewis' 6-room cotUge of T. C. McKln¬ ney east of High School, tuming i\t acre tract tn northeast Ftora on de>l.
J. B. Frazler purchases O. C. Fitch eight-room residence on west North avenue.
These deals were made by J. M. Young, Flora real estate broker.
3. F. RICH'S MOTHER
DIES AT OBKK
J. F. Rich and famlfy were callod to Oeft last Sunday morning by the sudden death ot his mother, who passed away on Saturday night.
The mother, Mrs. Jacob Rich, Is survived by the hnsband and att of thetr seven children, stz boys ani one gtrl, and a number of grandchil¬ dren. She was 86 years and 18 days old.
Funersi services were held at the family home Holiday at 10:0il o'cloek. conducted by Blder D. Lo¬ gan, with Interment In the Bestow cemetery.
OPPORTUNITV KNOCKS BUT ONCB
This Is your chance. Ten acre* ea- jolnlng city limits of Flora, dwelling of five rooms and conveniences, nlc«- ly finished inside and out, two gar¬ ages, bam, ponltry houses, buildings all nearly new painted and In A-1 condition. Plenty ot trult. J. F. LUSB. 12-lt:i
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Last Monday night Flora's police arrested Lawrence Felty ot XenU, and when searched, boose was tound on bls person. He was pUoed In tb-i) city jail and later Uken to Loaisvllle by Sheriff Cogswell.
Tuesday morning he was returned to Flora and was fined the mazlmum ander the city ordinances tn Police MagUtraU Campbell's eourt He pai-l the 1100 ttne and coeU.
Tnesday afternoon tae waa arraign¬ ed* in Judge Reaugta'a county court and given a ttne ot |S00 and a year's sentence at the 'VandalU penal farui.
All good, law-abiding citisens will rejoice at this cooperation between the authorities of Flora and Clay county and the determination to Im¬ pose the mazlmum penalties on this class of law violators, and every goid citlsen will give aid and encourage¬ ment to the ottlcUls in tbetr good work.
DIBS DrRINO ORIENT
TRIP POR HEALTH
Mrs. c. A. Hayward's Body oa Way Home from Tokio for Interment
FVIRMER FXiORA LADY
IN/URBD IN CmCAOO
Mrs. Robsrt Jeffries received word from Mrs. Bmllle Thompson- Wbittaker of Chicago that on Jan¬ uary 13 she waa struck by a tazleib and run over by another car, sus¬ taining fractured shoulder, broken ribs and contusions of the head. San has been in a hosplUl and still U In a cast. Mrs. Whittaker witl be re¬ membered as the wife ot the late Rev. P. L. Thompson, one ttme pas¬ tor ot First Methodist church of Flora. -^
HATCHINO EGOS AND BABY , CHICKS
Pare-bred, "Bverlay Strain." Sin. tlfgCtmb Dark Brown Leghorn egg«, JC|0 per 100. Chicks |12.00 per 100 at tarm.
Pnre bred "Seotts and Harrison Strain" Single Comb Rhode Island Red eg?e, 35.00 per 100; chicks 114.00 per '00. at farm. We are now »>ookln(r orders. 26% cash with or¬ der on rhicks. F. O. Pearce, R. R. 3., Flora, lit. 22tf
BUYS NORTH SIDE RE8IDENCR
¦Barl Bngllsh and wtfe have bought the B. F. Wineland residence prori erty on enst Seventh street. This Is a two-B»ory frame residence, contain¬ ing eight rooms and has been kept in uood repair.
Mr. WinoUnd and Umlly will move soon to his property on Fifth anrt Ijoeiist streets. He ' rontemntate.-* 'tuitdlng a modera residence In tbe iprlns.
WHEEL TAX ORDINANCE
A wheel tsx ordinance tnr the City nf Flors ™i!t be found on Page 7 of this t!isne of the Journal-Record. This repeals tha (ormer ord'name '^assed, and is being used because tbe •orTTjer ordinance ml^ht have be-ti fanlty In ore particulaf, and the council desired to have an ordinance on such sn ImporUnt matter that was strictly legal.
PIORA COUPLE WED
AT LOUISVILLE
Last Saturday Robert R. KUtet- ion ot Mr. and Mrs. R. M. KItte*, and Hiss Zora Richardson, daugbter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Richardson, went to LouisVille, secured a llcen-te and were united In marriage by Squire Holaday.
They are receiving the congratula¬ tions ot their many friends.
AOED MOTHER SUCCUMBS
Mrs. Mary Jane McMahan passed sway Wednesday morning at ihe home of her son, Joe McMahan on VIncennes avenue, at the aire of 77. nea'h resulted from an atta

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The Flora Journal-Record
PART oil K
YOU SHOULD READ THE JOURNAL-RECORD ^THE NEWSIEST NEWSPAPER IN CLAY COUNTY
VOLUME XIII THE JOURNAIi, Vol 88 No. 7
FLORA, ILUNOIS. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1925
NUMBER 22
v-"i
fc.*'
fllV-
t^l..
If
i-
f
MARTHA BOWMAN LEADS
IN A VOTE OF OVER 22,000
Ceet During the Week fer Queen of Flore, Virginie Henn
Within e Few Hundred Votee of the Leeder %>-7 end Otiiere Receiving Heny Bellote
WILL POSITIVELY CLOSE SATUIUIAY AT 6:00 P. N.
The past week has witneesed a fine Interest In the big question of "Who Will Be Queen ot Flora"? A total tor the week ot 22,800 votds Vara polled, and the leadership boa cbanged from Mlss 'VirglnU Mann *o llis* Martha Bowman, atthoagh they ara aeparated by onty 700 votes.
Mlss Ruey Stantord made a fine ahowlng, potting 240o votes and ad¬ vancing from seventh to fourth place. 'Votes were cast tor ten ,ot the young Udies during the weeki and several raeelved votes running Into tour tlg- nres. Mtss Marjorie Oolden still re¬ tains third place.
Wtu Cioee Satarday ot ThU Week
Saturday of this week at 6:00
o'eiock p. m., the ballot boz will be
closed and Immediately the count
>wlll be madfg and result announced. Tbls leaves onty two days tor the
¦ people to decide who will be queen ot Flora and also the young ladles who will be the stz maids of honor. Tbe young ladtes whose names are being voted tor are truly representa¬ tive girls and whoever Is selected will reflect great honor In the title role.
Ooroaatlon Date to Be Anaoanited " Nezt Week
Nezt week's Jonmal-Reeord witl annonnce the date ot the coronation, and we arlll try to have completed tor publication, the musical and lit¬ erary program to preeede the crown¬ ing ot the queen. The date will be during the forepart of the week of Febrnary 23, the place the high school gym, the admission by ticket only—but tickets wilt be gtven out trea at the JournaURecord office.
Following U the vote to date:
Mts* Martha Bowman 8.000
Mtsa VirglnU Mann 7,300
MU* Harjorle Oolden ,.4,000
Hiss Ruey SUntord 8,10(i
His* Dorothy Wood ._ 3,000
Ml** Esther Lewis 2,400
Mtss Louise Holder _ 1,400
Mtss Cella Tlbbs 1,300
Mlss Jean McCormIck 1,200
Mtss Clara Malinsky 700
Miss Zula Bayler 200
Mlss Ina Whlteford 106
Miss Marcia Stewart 100
Mlss Cora SUntord 100
XBNIA BOOTLBOGiER
OBTS MAXIMVM PBNALTII>:S
QUEEN OF FLORA VOTING COUPON Good for 100 Vote* for
Aa Queen ef Flor*
GETTING COPY READT
FOR INDVSTIIIAL EDITION
•'ACTORY SVPERINTENDBNT
HUY8 NORTH SIDE PLACE
During the past few days we have been busy collecting copy for the big booster Industrial edition ot Flora and wi'l begin at once on the work of assembtlng and printing the sections of the paper, whlcb we hope to Usue ttae last of February.
It each of tbe 70 business firms will assist us by thinking out what they want to use. It witl help us Im-^ mensely In getting a quick start and making good time, tor It Is a big i job—and we believe you will coop-1 erate with us In copy preparation.' We already have some fine material tor tbe htstorlcal feature.
ROTARLANS AT EFFINOHAM
Eleven members of the Flora Ro¬ tary club motored to Bttlngham Wednesday and met with the club there that evening In a ttne tellow¬ ahlp meeting.
'The Flora boys took the RoUry wheel that ts being passed arou.id with' them and presented It to the Bttlngham bunch. The Olney boys brought the wheel to Flora.
The eleven who made the Eftlng¬ bam trip are: W. A. Karr, R. H. Orant, C. B. Hemphill, Bd Mann, F. L. Medley, L. W Dewhirst, N. W. Bowman, Rez W. Dale, R. B. Cami- bell, H. S. Williams, and B. D. Yeck.
COMMERCIAL CLVB TO MEET
Nezt Monday evening, at 6:30 o'eiock, in basement of the Chrtstian church, the Flora Commeiclat club will meet In monthly session, the din¬ ner to be served by the ladles ot the cbnreh. A full attendance ot ttae membership and other bnslness men Is desired. Plates SOc. Ticket com¬ mittee: Lane Boogher and B. A. Kadley.
Roger C. Campbell, local manager of the International Shoe Factory, purchased Bd Williams' eight-room r,^8i^cnce on Tenth and Sycamore streets,' turning hU 9 H acre tract in northwest Flora on the place.
A. L. Oibson purchased 6-roou bungalow on Washington avenue.
Bmle Golden purchased Hugh Lewis' 6-room cotUge of T. C. McKln¬ ney east of High School, tuming i\t acre tract tn northeast Ftora on de>l.
J. B. Frazler purchases O. C. Fitch eight-room residence on west North avenue.
These deals were made by J. M. Young, Flora real estate broker.
3. F. RICH'S MOTHER
DIES AT OBKK
J. F. Rich and famlfy were callod to Oeft last Sunday morning by the sudden death ot his mother, who passed away on Saturday night.
The mother, Mrs. Jacob Rich, Is survived by the hnsband and att of thetr seven children, stz boys ani one gtrl, and a number of grandchil¬ dren. She was 86 years and 18 days old.
Funersi services were held at the family home Holiday at 10:0il o'cloek. conducted by Blder D. Lo¬ gan, with Interment In the Bestow cemetery.
OPPORTUNITV KNOCKS BUT ONCB
This Is your chance. Ten acre* ea- jolnlng city limits of Flora, dwelling of five rooms and conveniences, nlc«- ly finished inside and out, two gar¬ ages, bam, ponltry houses, buildings all nearly new painted and In A-1 condition. Plenty ot trult. J. F. LUSB. 12-lt:i
mmiiNiiinuiiiiiMiiiiniiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiMiiiMiiiiiiiiiiniiuiiiiiiininuiiiiunii
s e
V. i
The Latest of
E
§
Millinery
Are now being shown at
\ Maas Variety Store
mMnmnNw
Last Monday night Flora's police arrested Lawrence Felty ot XenU, and when searched, boose was tound on bls person. He was pUoed In tb-i) city jail and later Uken to Loaisvllle by Sheriff Cogswell.
Tuesday morning he was returned to Flora and was fined the mazlmum ander the city ordinances tn Police MagUtraU Campbell's eourt He pai-l the 1100 ttne and coeU.
Tnesday afternoon tae waa arraign¬ ed* in Judge Reaugta'a county court and given a ttne ot |S00 and a year's sentence at the 'VandalU penal farui.
All good, law-abiding citisens will rejoice at this cooperation between the authorities of Flora and Clay county and the determination to Im¬ pose the mazlmum penalties on this class of law violators, and every goid citlsen will give aid and encourage¬ ment to the ottlcUls in tbetr good work.
DIBS DrRINO ORIENT
TRIP POR HEALTH
Mrs. c. A. Hayward's Body oa Way Home from Tokio for Interment
FVIRMER FXiORA LADY
IN/URBD IN CmCAOO
Mrs. Robsrt Jeffries received word from Mrs. Bmllle Thompson- Wbittaker of Chicago that on Jan¬ uary 13 she waa struck by a tazleib and run over by another car, sus¬ taining fractured shoulder, broken ribs and contusions of the head. San has been in a hosplUl and still U In a cast. Mrs. Whittaker witl be re¬ membered as the wife ot the late Rev. P. L. Thompson, one ttme pas¬ tor ot First Methodist church of Flora. -^
HATCHINO EGOS AND BABY , CHICKS
Pare-bred, "Bverlay Strain." Sin. tlfgCtmb Dark Brown Leghorn egg«, JC|0 per 100. Chicks |12.00 per 100 at tarm.
Pnre bred "Seotts and Harrison Strain" Single Comb Rhode Island Red eg?e, 35.00 per 100; chicks 114.00 per '00. at farm. We are now »>ookln(r orders. 26% cash with or¬ der on rhicks. F. O. Pearce, R. R. 3., Flora, lit. 22tf
BUYS NORTH SIDE RE8IDENCR
¦Barl Bngllsh and wtfe have bought the B. F. Wineland residence prori erty on enst Seventh street. This Is a two-B»ory frame residence, contain¬ ing eight rooms and has been kept in uood repair.
Mr. WinoUnd and Umlly will move soon to his property on Fifth anrt Ijoeiist streets. He ' rontemntate.-* 'tuitdlng a modera residence In tbe iprlns.
WHEEL TAX ORDINANCE
A wheel tsx ordinance tnr the City nf Flors ™i!t be found on Page 7 of this t!isne of the Journal-Record. This repeals tha (ormer ord'name '^assed, and is being used because tbe •orTTjer ordinance ml^ht have be-ti fanlty In ore particulaf, and the council desired to have an ordinance on such sn ImporUnt matter that was strictly legal.
PIORA COUPLE WED
AT LOUISVILLE
Last Saturday Robert R. KUtet- ion ot Mr. and Mrs. R. M. KItte*, and Hiss Zora Richardson, daugbter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Richardson, went to LouisVille, secured a llcen-te and were united In marriage by Squire Holaday.
They are receiving the congratula¬ tions ot their many friends.
AOED MOTHER SUCCUMBS
Mrs. Mary Jane McMahan passed sway Wednesday morning at ihe home of her son, Joe McMahan on VIncennes avenue, at the aire of 77. nea'h resulted from an atta